Greenwood Baptist Church
Midland, Midland County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized 1907 in unused saloon in Slaughter. Named for two missionaries, the Revs. Green and Wood. Services were later held in various schools. Present structure built 1926 on land donated by John M. King, an organizer, charter member, deacon. (1968)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Greenwood Baptist Church was organized in 1907 in an unused saloon in the West Texas community of Slaughter, taking its name from two missionaries, the Revs. Green and Wood. In its early years the congregation gathered in various schoolhouses before erecting a permanent building in 1926 on land donated by charter member and deacon John M. King. The story is a small, vivid glimpse of how faith communities took root across the ranching frontier.
Why it matters
The church reflects the pattern of church-building on the West Texas plains, where scattered settlers repurposed saloons and schoolrooms into places of worship as their communities matured.
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